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Ethanol under political assault

argusleader.com     May 11, 2008       Send to a friend

Soon after Congress endorsed a major push in the use of ethanol by oil refineries came the blame: Ethanol, critics, said, is largely at fault rising food prices. But is that criticism fair? ... Critics blame fuel for surging food costs FAITH BREMNER • Argus Leader...


                   

Energy independence can't be achieved easily

heraldnet.com     May 11, 2008    Send to a friend

The goal was laudable: lessen America's dependence on foreign oil by using our own abundant farmland to produce more corn-based ethanol. ... But in this case good intentions, along with overzealous federal policies fueled heavily by the entrenched corn lobby, have...

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Ethanol defended

ljworld.com     May 11, 2008    Send to a friend

To the editor: As a corn farmer in Douglas County, I’m proud to say that the U.S. farmer produced more corn in 2007 than ever before in history, meeting expanding domestic needs and exporting a record number of bushels. ... Ethanol has been accused lately for increasing...

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Patterson: Anti-nuclear bias fuels energy woes

eastvalleytribune.com     May 11, 2008    Send to a friend

Our energy policy is certifiably insane. We heavily subsidize and mandate ethanol, a polluting, expensive fuel which is driving up food prices worldwide. Ethanol plants are beginning to dot the countryside, even in Arizona. ... Our energy policy is certifiably insane. We...

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Rethinking ethanol - roanoke.com

roanoke.com     May 11, 2008    Send to a friend

America needs an energy source that does more good than harm. Ethanol isn't it.The same day U.S. senators were holding hearings about whether the government had made a mistake in promoting the use of grain-based ethanol for fuel, a Southwest Virginia company announced it would spend $300 million...

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Republicans call for halt to ethanol mandate

agapepress.org     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

Republican senators are calling on environmental regulators to stop the U.S. ethanol mandate over concern of rising food prices. ... Twenty-two Republican senators, including presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R-Arizona), have sent a letter to the Environmental...

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Opponents Attacking Ethanol

keloland.com     May 8, 2008    Send to a friend

Unlikely partners, including oil refineries, environmentalists and food producers, are opposing the country's ethanol policy ... . The groups say the increased output of the alternative fuel is inflating food costs and contributing to higher prices at the pump. Farmers...

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'Crime' and Ethanol

christianpost.com     May 8, 2008    Send to a friend

Biofuels are one of the major reasons you and I are paying more for groceries these days. For most of us, it is just an inconvenience. For many around the world, however, it is a catastrophe. Last week, United Nations Special Investigator Jean Ziegler called the use of biofuels, such as ethanol,...

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